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GRI launches resource to enable greater transparency on human rights

  16 November 2015, Geneva. GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, today launched its latest Linkage Document at the Fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. ‘Linking G4 and the UN Guiding Principles’ highlights the connections between the GRI G4 Reporting Guidelines (G4) and key concepts of the …

Safecity India leverages Twitter to crowdsource stories of public harassment to enable more effective measures by local authorities to protect women  

India, 27th October, 2015: Twitter users have used the platform to reach out to government agencies in times of crises, provide live reports during critical situations, and organise responses to the disasters. Inspired by how Indians have been harnessing the power of Twitter for public safety and activism, Safecity India (http://safecity.in/), is integrating Twitter’s platform …

Vodafone launches new, responsive ‘M-Pesa App’ to enable convenient payment of bills & recharging on the move

Available across Android, iPhone, BB and Windows platforms Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecommunications service providers, has launched an all new, responsive ‘M-Pesa App’, which enables consumers to pay their bills and recharge their mobile from anywhere, anytime. The ‘new M-Pesa App’ welcomes all Vodafone users intuitively and prompts existing users to Login and new …

ThyssenKrupp develops the world’s first rope-free elevator system to enable the building industry face the challenges of global urbanization

The era of the rope-dependent elevator is now over, 160 years after its invention. ThyssenKrupp places linear motors in elevator cabins, transforming conventional elevator transportation in vertical metro systems. MULTI elevator technology increases transport capacities and efficiency while reducing the elevator footprint and peak loads from the power supply in buildings. Several cabins in the …